Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par Wo Kahan Hai?

Friends, today our nation stands at a crossroads. Unemploy-

ment, price rise, economic inequality, and corruption are at their peak.
Attacks on Dalits, Adivasis, minorities and women are on a rise. Our
nation is being thrown into the fire of communalism and hate for the
political gains.
Unemployment has become a national calamity. The Modi gov-
ernment, which came to power with the promise of two crore jobs, has
betrayed the youth. Permanent jobs are being privatized and contrac-
tualized. Regular employment is shrinking, while wages are declining
in real terms. In 2019, the unemployment rate reached its highest level
in 45 years. Today, the youth unemployment in India stands at 40%,
while more than 30 lakh sanctioned government posts are lying vacant.
Through the Agnipath scheme, the government has compromised the
national security and the future of the youth. Youths who demand
employment are being violently repressed.
Government has pushed the farmers and workers in a terri-
ble tragedy. Rising unemployment, falling income and price rise has
wreaked havoc on the workers. Public sector units are being privatized.
The government, which came to power with the promise of minimum
support price and doubling the income of farmers, has betrayed the
farmers. Agricultural income has declined, and farmers are falling in
debt and dying by suicide. In 2020, when the nation was under lock-
down, the Government passed the anti-farmer laws in a conspiracy with
the capitalists. In a struggle against this, 750 farmers lost their lives.
Meanwhile, a violent persecution and propaganda against the farmers
continues to this day.
Economic inequality is at its peak. The poor and middle class
are facing the brunt of inflation, while the government is distributing
lakhs of crores of loan waivers and tax cuts to the crony capitalists.
In the last three years, while the nation was reeling under COVID
pandemic and economic downturn, the number of billionaires in India
increased from 102 to 169. Allegations of corruption and corporate
fraud have been covered up, and those raising questions have been
silenced. At the same time, domestic savings have fallen to its lowest
level in five decades. Social security and senior citizen’s concessions are
being taken away. The price of essential household items, including oil
and gas, have risen sharply. Meanwhile, hunger and malnutrition has
pushed the country to 111th place out of 125 countries in the Global
Hunger Index, with three-quarters of the population unable to afford
a balanced-diet.
In the last 10 years, there has been an unprecedented rise in ha-
tred and violence against Dalits, tribals, minorities and women. The
Modi government has sheltered rapists in spite of widespread protests.
BJP leaders have publicly made hate speeches and called for violence.
BJP-led governments have encouraged, sponsored, and protected the
rioters. Our religious festivals have been taken over by a political mob.
Affirmative action policies are being weakened. Dalits, backward
classes, and women are being deprived of their constitutional
right to social justice. Forest Law has been amended to facilitate
corporate takeover of forests and drive the adivasis off their lands.
Overriding environmental concerns and objections raised by environ-
mentalists and scientists, the Government has pursued disastrous projects
which has caused irreparable damage to the environment and the hu-
man life.
The BJP government has launched an assault against universities and
academic institutions. Scientific and historical facts are being replaced
with propaganda and falsehood. Government has openly promoted
unscientific and irrational ideas. Health and education budget
have been slashed.
There has been an unprecedented assault on democracy and
the Constitution. Mainstream media has become the megaphone of
the Government. Independent journalists are being persecuted. Any
kind of protest or dissent is crushed with force. Fundamental rights
are being trampled. Institutions like CBI, ED, Income Tax have been
turned into a political weapon. The autonomy of the judiciary and the
Election Commission is under a threat. Parliament has been turned
into a rubber stamp of the Executive. Federalism is being weakened
with interference and attacks against the state governments.
In 2016, the Modi government announced demonetization of banknotes
with a four-hour notice. More than 100 people died in this man-
made disaster. Everything, from small businesses to everyday life, was
thrown into despair. During the COVID pandemic, without any regard
for the common people, the government imposed nationwide lockdown
at a four-hour notice. Lakhs of workers lost their livelihood and crores
of people had to face starvation. Migrant workers had to walk thou-
sands of kilometres on foot. 47 lakh people died of COVID due
to the government’s indifference. Lakhs of people died without
oxygen and hospital beds. Due to a lack of space in crematoriums,
rivers began overflowing with dead bodies.
Generating 2 crore employment opportunities every year, making India
a $5 trillion economy by 2024, building 100 smart cities by 2023, dou-
bling the farmer’s income by 2022, creating 10 crore new jobs in the
manufacturing sector by 2022, bringing back the black money in 100
days, every promise turned out to be a jumla. Meanwhile, BJP
received secret donations of over �6,500 crore through electoral bonds.
Manipur is in a state of civil war. China has occupied thousands of
square kilometres of Ladakh, and built roads and villages within the
Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh.
To hide these failures, the Modi government is using religion as its
refuge. Festivals and faith are being politicized. The public is being
misled by spending crores of rupees on publicity. The reality of hunger,
poverty, inflation, and unemployment is being hidden behind the cur-
tain with an endless propaganda of ’Acche Din’ and ’Amrit Kaal’. In-
stead of guaranteeing fair price to the farmers, employment to
youth, security to women, social justice to backward classes,
education, health, and prosperity to the citizens, and unity
and brotherhood for the nation, the ruling party is talking
about “Modi ki Guarantee”. At the same time, efforts are being
made to amend the Constitution and replace the democratic republic
with an authoritarian state. A concerted attack on the values of our
freedom struggle is underway.
Friends, today our country is facing an unprecedented crisis.
The freedom, achieved through countless sacrifices and a long struggle,
whose values are enshrined in our Constitution, is under a threat. The
nation envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Azad, Babasaheb
Ambedkar, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, Netaji Subhash Chandra
Bose, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, is under a planned assault.
The 2024 Lok Sabha election is the most important election in our
nation’s history. It is not merely an election between two coalitions.
It is an election for our nation’s destiny, for the values of our freedom
struggle, for the survival of our democratic republic, for a new struggle
and nation building. 2024 Lok Sabha elections is a “Do or Die” moment
for our country. It is our historic responsibility to reject the
anti-people politics of BJP and ensure a crushing defeat of
the Modi government in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Let us,
we, the people of India, unite in this historic struggle and defeat the
anti-people Modi government.

Hind ki Aawam